Western Kentucky announced three inductees Wednesday as the 27th class into the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame, with ceremonies set for homecoming weekend on Oct. 14 for the Hilltoppers' football game against visiting Charlotte.
The 2017 class includes ShaRae Mansfield (women’s basketball), John Mutchler (football) and Jim Rose (men’s basketball) and will bring the number of former WKU athletes and coaches to earn berths in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame to 149 since its founding in 1991.
The 2017 class will be inducted in a ceremony highlighting the annual W-Club Homecoming Brunch, set for 10 a.